Nuevo Flamenco Perso: Armik

"Armik (born Armik Dashchi) is an Iranian-Armenian flamenco guitarist and composer. As a guitarist, he is one of the most adulated virtuosos of the Nuevo Flamenco genre, having attained this stature by virtue of his presence among Billboard Magazine's Top Ten New Age Artists of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.Launching his solo career in 1994, Armik drew upon his jazz roots and flamenco passions to create a twist on the emerging Nuevo Flamenco sound. His compositions and performances cover an entire range of provocative melodies honed throughout his formative years to his delicate balancing of flamenco and classical guitar to the Latin and jazz influences that listeners hear in his music today..."